2017 Issues

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Story & Photos by Claire Sheridan Named for Sister Jose Hobday, a nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor, Sister Jose Women’s Center (SJWC) is the only homeless shelter in Tucson that has always allowed clients to bring their pet dog or cat into the shelter....

Story by Claire Sheridan Images courtesy of Emerge! Domestic Violence Center You would probably do almost anything to protect the people you love, your partner or spouse, children, parents, friends, other family. How about your furry family members? Do you ache...

Story & Photos by Emily Dieckman PACC foster mom takes on some of the animal shelter’s neediest feline cases. You wouldn’t guess it from the eight grown cats she calls her own and the 26 kittens she was fostering at one point this fall, but Christina Aronson didn’t...

Story by Christine Staten, DVM • Adobe Veterinary Center, Tucson, AZ The days of 100-plus degree temperatures appear to be behind us, and we all seem to be enjoying the fall and dreaming of winter. Here in southern Arizona, we don’t have to hassle with heavy snow and...

Karuna Horse Rescue: A Fresh Approach to Equine Rehabilitation Story by Bonnie Craig, Photos by Bonnie Craig & Karuna Horse Rescue Originally from the largest city in India, Candace Kratzer could never have guessed that she would end up living on the rural outskirts...

At St. Mark’s, Blessed Are the Animals Story by Claire Sheridan Photos Courtesy St. Marks Animal Ministry Team “You called forth the fish in the sea, Birds in the air and animals on the land. …We ask that you bless this pet.” –Prayer for the Blessing of Animals St....

Profiling Pet Partners of Southern Arizona Story by Claire Sheridan, Photos courtesy Pet Partners of Southern Arizona Pet Partners of Southern Arizona is the local chapter of the national organization, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Locally, members volunteer...

Senior Feline Travels to Forever Okla-home-a Story By Emily Dieckman Some animals have names that fit them. The rational, sometimes cynical tiger from Calvin and Hobbes is named after the like-minded philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Simba, from the beloved Lion King movies,...

Valley Fever Vaccine is on its Way Story by Emily Dieckman The Sonoran Desert is known for its Saguaro and Prickly Pear cacti, its blazing summers, and its outstanding Mexican food. But it’s also a hot spot for Valley Fever, a disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus...